RICHARD HARTMAN spoke thusly to: DICK ROEBELT
RH>DR>AA> DR>    What some of us do (for revenge) is to completely
RH>DR>AA> DR> color several pieces of paper and tape them together and
RH>DR>AA> DR> "return" the fax.  That way  we strip you out of toner
RH>DR>AA> DR> and paper by sending a "loop" fax to you...esp. in the
RH>DR>AA> DR> middle of the night.   The gist of that is hoping we
RH>DR>AA> DR> get a message across that we do not welcome intrusive
RH>DR>AA> DR> faxes.
RH>DR>AA>The revenge part intriged me.   Wouldn't your action of
RH>DR>AA>"revenge" be equal justification for your target to bring
RH>DR>AA>charges against *you* ?!
RH>DR>   I bet it would...should I be caught.  But, as a tough old
RH>DR>bird of a man who I respect and admire once told me....self-help
RH>DR>is usually the best help...and sometimes you just GOTTA get
RH>DR>their attention.  And make sure you have lots of "small"
RH>DR>business owners on the jury.
RH>Another possibility would be to either ignore the intrusive FAX or
RH>to FAX back a polite "no thank you, take me off your list" note.
   Just got another unsolicited one.
   This has the following tripe printed on it:  "If you would prefer 
not to receive any future faxes.....and we will be happy to remove you 
from our list promptly....Please accept our apologies if you have 
received an unwanted fax."
   Now please tell me why I am on their list in the first place?  
Since the line that my fax machine is on has only been installed for 
less than 3 weeks and only 4 of my clients have that number; I have to 
assume that these guys are either one of the several who call every 
number in a given geographic area and when they get a fax or computer 
tone, they make a note of it or they purchase such data from those who 
do.  A very annoying practice!
   Now I just finished reading PL 102-243 (47 USCA s.227).  It CLEARLY 
states that sending an unsolicited fax is against the law and I am 
entitled to damages ($500.00 minimum). In fact the actual language 
reads: "to use any telephone facsimile machine, computer, or other 
device to send an unsolicited advertisement to a telephone facsimile 
machine; or..."
   So screw the "no thank you."  These clowns have violated the law.  
Now all I have to do is dig up the two cases that were heard by the 
courts and re-read them before I proceed getting my due.
 
RH>Everyone is a potential client/neighbor/friend/network-contact and
RH>spending time burning bridges rarely improves your position.
   These guys would not ever become a client.  A competitor, maybe, a 
client, never!
RH>Whereas a considerate mature response will be notice by those who
RH>see your response (ie. wife and children in the home), even if
RH>missed by the original intrusive FAXer.  Our everyday walk can be
RH>an opportunity to teach valuable lessons to our children.
   And what lesson does it teach the children to allow lawbreakers to 
run free, thumb their noses at the law, and make a profit while doing 
so?
   Some folks call the cops on lawbreakers.  Others dish it back at 
them to show that they will not be victims.  Either way, justice will 
be done.
   Dick
   TheMerc@Juno.com
Laws can be enforced; crimes need thwarting.
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